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And special mention MUST be made of San Francisco's Brume, whose "Rabbits" album would have easily made this list, had I learned of its existence sooner! Idle Hands, Alunah, Iron Griffin, Smoulder, Coma Hole. Thunderpussy, Carissa Johnson Once Lounge, Somerville, MA Warhorse, Witch King, Benthic Realm, Dim Dusk, Providence, RI Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard: Yn Ol I AnnwnĮarth, Helms Alee Once Ballroom, Somerville, MAīig Brave, Dreadnought, Glacier Hong Kong Restaurant, Cambridge, MA See the end of my lists for just one example.)ġ0. So as usual, this is in VERY rough, potentially shifting order of preference, as of this writing- but even rougher than usual! Despite expanding my list from the usual fifteen albums to twenty, there are several others that didn't quite make it, but could have. (Note: this was a particularly hard decision to make this year, as I found more quality metal releases coming out than I could even keep track of. VINAYA SAKSENA Top 20 Metal Albums Of The Year First album in 5 years and a real return to form.Ĭomeback: TOOL - Fear Inoculum (also have to mention Steve Perry's first new solo material in 20+ years). Return to Form: SlipKnot - We Are Not Your Kind. Likely to Make top : New albums from Judas Priest and Sons of Apollo.īest Carryover from 2018: Light The Torch - Revival. Best female blues/soul/rock performer out there these days. Non-Metal Album of the Year: Beth Hart - War In My Mind. Pop rock from Sweden led by Erik Martensson. Not back to their true metal days but an excellent album. Surprises: Was happy to hear Opeth rocking a bit more. Highlight of the Year: Seeing Rival Sons live at the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC Really goood rock band who made their best album to date this year. Really glad to see Rival Sons gain popularity as I have been following them for years. Vanden Plas - The Ghost Xperiment: Awakening Terrific writing, classic thrash riffs and those vocals are some of the best around!ġ7. One of the sleeper metal albums of the year.ĭeath Angel - Humanicide -One of 2019's thrash metal masterpiece albums. Lothric - Adversarial Light -Brutal and relentless black metal that doesn't let up from start to finish. Less crust punk and more classic old school heavy metal, this is one of their best albums in recent years.

Heavy as hell and sounds awesome at loud volumes.ĭarkthrone - Old Star -My favorite black metal band just gets better and better with age.

Jinjer - Macro -Ruthless new album that sees the band sprout off in new directions. Hanging Garden - Into That Good Night -Features their best songwriting since Blackout Whiteout and the addition of female vocals is a nice surprise. Hecate Enthroned - Embrace Of The Godless Aeon -This is Hecate Enthroned's best album in over 20 years, since Dark Requiems was released. Waste Of Space Orchestra - Syntheosis -Superlative psychedelic extreme metal collaboration between Oranssi Pazuzu and Dark Buddha Rising that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Moon And Azure Shadow - Age Of Darkness And Frost -Fantastic symphonic Black metal that is heavy on the dungeon/winter synth with compelling songwriting! Queensryche - The Verdict -Return to solid mid-period era QR While the music borders the line between rock and metal, the songwriting is pristine and Ray's voice is on fire! Ray Alder - What The Water Wants -After 3 decades of being the frontman for Fates Warning (and stints with various other bands), Ray finally gives us his first solo album. None - Damp Chill Of Life -Simply put, the best depressive black metal act on the planet right now.ĭevin Townsend - Empath -One of the most diverse albums I've ever heard, but then again, it's Hevy Devy! From Disney-like soundtrack anthems to barbaric and brutal death metal, this album has it all and I love it! There is more melody this time around but at the same time it's more ferocious than ever. The production and mixing quality is unimaginable.Ĭar Bomb - Mordial -The new king's of discordant metal are back with another sick album. Stray From The Path - Internal Atomics -Stunningly brutal effort from this band that is a mix between Rage Against The Machine and Hatebreed. MGLA - Age Of Excuse -This is some of the best melodic black metal I've ever heard and the songwriting is absolutely incredible.Ĭult Of Luna - A Dawn To Fear -Their finest effort to date and every track is memorable and will certainly stand the test of time.